"A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food" (Prov. 28:3).
"Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor" (Prov. 28:8).
Having studied God’s principles on poverty and prosperity thus far in Proverbs, the
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Exposition of Nehemiah 5 about the internal conflict within the ranks of the Jewish rebuilders

Text: Nehemiah 5:1-19, Title: Satan Can’t Beat ‘Em, So He…, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/7/07, PM
A. Opening illustration: In the 13th Century, Nicolo Polo (father of Marco Polo) was visiting the court of the grandson of Genghis Khan - Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was the Emperor of China and he had never
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Ham and Eggs
One of the powerful figures in Wall Street fell in love with an actress. For many months he was always seen escorting her about in the fashionable circles of town. Deciding to marry her, he first put a private detective to the job of looking into her former dealings and friends in
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Examines how Christians and Christian leaders are to respond to difficulties.

THE STRUGGLES THE DEVIL GIVES US
- Nehemiah 5:1-5
The Devil had tried uncooperative leaders, and the work flourished. He tried scorn & ridicule, & the work flourished. He tried threats. The people grabbed their weapons & continued to work.
My friends, the Devil never gives up. If 1
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The Secret of a Loving Heart
Luke 7:36-50
# A man walks into a small antique shop in San Francisco. It’s mostly cluttered with knickknacks and junk. The man notices on the floor what looks like an ancient Chinese vase. On closer inspection it turns out to be a priceless relic from the Ming
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5th of 5 messages. If you are going to follow Jesus - here is one lesson you simply must learn. The lesson of focus and passion without distraction.

Focusing on the Valuable
Following Jesus
We had our MCC Tour last Sunday and I shared with a number of our newest guests that we didn’t want them to join Meridian Christian Church.
You see, we’re not about joining – we are about following. Our mission is to help people find their way
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The first of four in a series dealing with major temptations in a believers life.

The Temptations: Anger
1 of 3
August 26, 2001 F.B.C., Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker
Introduction:
1. Anger is a God given emotion. (The trouble is some of us have the tendency to get in hot water when we get hot under the collar)
A. In
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In Luke 19:1-10 Jesus’ willingness to be present to Zacchaeus ends up being an act of evangelism. His encounter with his Savior changes his life. Is there ever anyone beyond the reach of God’s grace. The answer is "No!"

Luke 19:1-10
“The Rich Little Man”
By: Ken Sauer, pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN
Poor Zacchaeus!
He wants to see Jesus but he can’t.
He’s a small man, and he can’t see through the crowd.
So, he climbs a tree.
Poor Zacchaeus!...
…or is
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Stody 18-01-04
John 2: 13-25: Jesus clears the Temple
The theme of this morning’s service is the challenge of Jesus. And we are looking in particular Jesus’ challenge to make God’s Temple a House of Prayer.
1. Gentle Jesus meek and mild
Our reading this morning
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JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS
Matthew 6:5-8
Introductory Statement: I once saw a poster in an Adult
Christian Education classroom that said, “Prayer is not the last
resort.” I thought, ‘That’s true. It should be the
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God cares for the poor and oppressed; one of the most prominent themes in the Bible is our response toward the poor. It is the duty of God’s people to provide for those in need as best as we can with compassion, following the example of Nehemiah.

Nehemiah has resisted outward attacks, but now there’s corruption within. It’s been said that, “No test of leadership is more revealing than the test of opposition” (Boice). Nehemiah wasn’t expecting opposition from his own people. The outcry of the poor reached his
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We all remember days of major life events.
Brother Job had a day and the bible says NOW THERE WAS A DAY. Jesus is ready to help you through that Day.

BLESSED ASSURANCE
Job 2:11
11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place-- Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to
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From Chaotic to sequencial wars, but satan isnt done fighting, he will try one more time against Our Holy God.

THE CASUALTIES OF WAR
TEXT ISAIH 14:12; REV 12:4; 9; 17
INTRO:
I am picking up where we left off last Sunday. I know we covered a lot of information that could take you months to look up everything in the word of God I taught about, but his Sunday we won’t just deal with what was, but
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This morning we continue with our new series on the topic of prayer. We already looked at the first half of the model prayer Jesus taught to His disciples, calling us to get to know God. And we saw that we can best get to know God through approaching God as our Heaven Father, adoring God above
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“When I Was Hungry.....”
Bible Reading:
2 Kings 4: 1-7
PREPARED BY
KEN GEHRELS
PASTOR
CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
NEPEAN, ONTARIO
When I Was Hungry p.1
The biblical account for this evening begins in tragedy and desperation. We can get some
contemporary sense of this from the news
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